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ENBE | Final Project | Part A – Report | The Better Livable Town Representation

Better Livable Town

Hollow Destiny

Tay Jit Ying| 0319002

FNBE APR 2014 | Taylor’s University

Tay Jit Ying | 0319002 | Pn. Has | FNBE APR 2014 | Taylor’s University1


Content:

1. Introduction (describe the project brief, the things that you have to do etc)

2. A Town (describe the definition, your findings and information on what is a city-characteristic etc) Investigation on Better Township or Town or City Guidelines and Issues (Information that may help you with your city proposal)

3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities/town (describe the city.. give a conclusion. 1-2 cities preferably almost similar to your selected future city )

4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present towns/cities (describe the city.. give a conclusion. 1-2 cities preferably almost similar to your selected type of city )

5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future and better township (1-2 towns preferably almost similar to your selected type of town )

6. The New “X” Town / Or the new name (describe the new facilities, characters etc of the new town)

7. The Conclusion (describe what was important and others should follow or perhaps should know and what did you learned)

8. References list



1. Introduction

In this assignment, we have to pretend that we are the mayor of the town and propose a new town plan as the old one is too crowded. We have the rights to choose which type of town we could do so after a discussion with my group decided to propose a town on a small island which I think is pretty interesting. Things that are compulsory to do are A master plan of our own town, zoning, transportation map and 3-5 elements in the town which we would like to highlight. Besides, in the second part of this assignment, we are required to build a model of a town among five members in our group by using recyclable item.

2. The town2.1 The Town Definition

1. A built-up area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city.

The particular town under consideration, especially one's own town.

The chief city or town of a region. The permanent residents of a university town.

2. The central part of a neighbourhood, with its business or shopping area.3. Densely populated areas, especially as contrasted with the country or suburbs.

2.2 What is the brief historyThe word town shares an origin with the German word Zaun,

the Dutch word tuin, and the Old Norse tun. The German word Zaun comes closest to the original meaning of the word: a fence of any material.



In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word town took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed. In England, a town was a small city that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more specifically those of the wealthy, which had a high fence or a wall around them. In Old Norse tun means a (grassy) place between farmhouses, and is still used in a similar meaning in modern Norwegian. In Old English and Early and Middle Scots, the word ton, toun, etc. could refer to kinds of settlements as diverse as agricultural estates and holdings, partly picking up the Norse sense (as in the Scots word fermtoun) at one end of the scale, to fortified municipality at the other. If there was any distinction between toun (fortified municipality) and burgh (unfortified municipality) as claimed by some[who?], it did not last in practice as burghs and touns developed. For example "Edina Burgh" or "Edinburgh" (called a city today) was built around a fort and eventually came to have a defensive wall.In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township".

2.3 What makes a city / townA city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement.

Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation while towns often exist as distinct governmental units, with legally defined borders and some or all of the appurtenances of local government.

What is the difference between a city and a town?In the United States, an incorporated city is a legally defined

government entity, with powers delegated by the state and county and created and approved by the voters of the city. It can provide local government services to its citizens.In most places in the U.S. a town, village, community, or neighborhood is simply an unincorporated community with no governmental powers. Usually, county governments provide services to these unincorporated communities. Some states do have official designations of "towns" that include limited powers.

2.4 What makes a good town/ township (guidelines etc)



1. Fixed transit, preferably rail, above and below ground. Subways along all major travel corridors; buses or trams on all secondary corridorsFixed-rail transit helps to guide development and keep the streets busy. When development happens around fixed-transit, it is easy to get around on foot because everything is closer together. On the contrary, when transit isn't fixed, as with a diesel bus route, or it is designed around the auto, transit becomes impractical because everything is further apart. New York is an example of a walking city that grew up around fixed transit. Dallas is an example of an auto city built up around roadways. It is very convenient to get around without a car in a walking city built around fixed transit. This makes it so there are more people on the sidewalks, and businesses can thrive from walking traffic, without the need for parking. Fixed-transit can be light-rail, a subway, or a bus that operates from overhead wires. A busway built for diesel buses is also fixed transit, but because the bus can leave the busway it doesn't have the same positive impact on development and density as other forms of fixed transit. If your city doesn't have fixed-transit, advocate for it. It will take a long time to change the way things are built, but a convenient walking district can spring up in little time when fixed transit and high density are established in an area.

2. Mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhoodsMixed-use neighborhoods solve many urban ills. By intermingling commercial, residential, and civic functions in the same neighborhoods, you reduce dependence on automotive transport, since destination facilities are always close at hand: one can walk to the market, the salon, the library, the bar, school or university, administrative offices, what have you. This means denser development is possible without reducing living spaces (you reduce street pace, space dedicated to the automobile, instead); it also means more tax money for more amenities and social programs, since streets don't pay taxes and parking lots don't pay much tax, but homes and businesses do. Yet, since there is less road infrastructure to build and maintain, and utility infrastructure is more efficiently configured (eg. 100 feet of sewer pipe serving hundreds rather than tens of users), such neighborhoods need less tax money to support their basic functions. This means one could then either lower taxes, or apply them to more desirable civic amenities, such as parks,



squares, concerts, etc. More people walking also increases community feeling, reduces opportunity for crime ("eyes on the street"), and allows for more interaction among the citizenry. It increases ridership on public transit, making it more efficient.

Mixed-income neighborhoods not only increase urban variety by mixing types and sizes of housing; they also increase the cohesiveness of a community. People from different walks of life come to meet and know each other, however superficially, and are thus less likely to make political or personal decisions based on stereotyped views. Rich, poor, and middle can discover common ground and not base their attitudes toward each other on envy, disdain, or spite. It's a matter of hybrid vigor: purebred ideas, like purebred animals, tend to be delicate, weak, and subject to "genetic" infirmities. We learn not by congregating with those similar to us, but by meeting those who are different. You could say it's the sexuality of the intellect: just as animals who exchange genes evolve into more efficient forms more rapidly than those primitive creatures that don't, so do societies whose members exchange ideas, social concepts, personal philosophies, what have you--even just gossip.

3. Buildings of different age, condition, and sizeToo often in the last half-century urban developers and city officials have approached revitalization by assembling multiple parcels, bulldozing what existed, and building new. This happens in commercial and residential areas. It is standards set by suburban development and a desire to compete with suburban development that leads to this practice. This will not, however, lead to a healthy city. Wherever you live, a walk around town is sure to show the liveliest areas are the places that have many small parcels with different owners, a mix of new and old buildings and some buildings that are in better shape than others. The mix of old and new buildings provides an interesting streetscape. Older building in poor condition provide the incubators for entrepreneurs to start businesses. The newer buildings provide locations for the more established merchants to step up shop and serve as drawing cards for a business district. The mix also serves to provide residential dwelling units of different size, condition and price making it so the neighborhood is mixed economically and providing places for both the business owner and grocery clerk to live.



4. Living spaces everywhere, especially near downtownMany cities that developed after World War II or were redeveloped after World War II mirror suburbs in that there are some areas where people live, others where people shop and others where people work. This leads to people moving in mass at different times of the day from one area to the other. Downtown in the morning to work, to the shopping area after work or on the weekends and home at night. This creates needless congestion, streets empty at some times and overcrowded at others. When the places people live are spread throughout the city, many will choose to live near where they work. Stores will locate where people live. Many small stores will serve to supplement or even replace larger stores. The downtown streets, which in many cities become deserted after the workday ends, will become busy later and later into the evening. Lively downtowns are downtowns that are filled with not only office buildings and shopping districts, they are filled with apartment buildings, condos and other places where people live.

5. Large or small public squares at all significant intersectionsThe automobile has arrogated nearly all public space in the US to itself. It has stolen from us the places where we used to be able to meet and mingle as human beings, and replaced them with channels for sealed metal cells whose operators stare grimly straight in front of themselves as they manipulate the controls of the car. We need to have places where we can be people together, whether we talk to one another or not, where we can pass among each other on our way to our daily chores, acknowledging our common humanity with a glance or a nod or a word; places where we can linger if we feel so inclined, where we can enjoy the day and partake of a feeling of community, a feeling that we're all in this together, helping each other, tasting life together, creating the city. Places that we feel we won, as individuals in a polity, and that we do literally own. Public space: our space. Not some landlord's or management company's.

Public squares, unlike public parks, are also thoroughfares for pedestrians, and usually support businesses on their perimeters. They acknowledge that we all bear responsibility for the working of our society, and that we all take pleasure in it too. Motorists isolated in their cars will never feel this way--the car is sold by fostering the delusion that is frees one from



responsibility. People crossing each others' paths in a square may not speak to each other, but they know that they occupy common space.

6. Lots of people coming and going (immigrants, people moving in from other places, and people moving out to other cities) A city is more than just a collection of people. It is an incubator of ideas. A certain stability is good for a city, but an influx and out box is even more important. I like to use the analogy of a college. How productive or useful would a college be if the same students were there year after year after year? The best colleges, like the best cities, pull people from far away places. This brings together the widest array of ideas, interests and backgrounds. As important as it is for cities to attract diverse people from far away places, it is important to send them out again. Cities, especially industrial ones suffering from a loss in population often lament the loss of residents who leave. But just as it is important for colleges to send students into the business world and other academic institutions, this sending out of your product and the transplanting of native people is also productive and leads to other cities being healthy and energetic places. It can also lead to economic growth when a person with a background in say metal fabricating leaves and initiates activities elsewhere or gains knowledge that will improve processes or establish new markets. People leaving a city sends out messengers with the knowledge needed to make it part of activities elsewhere.

7. Street trees and rooftop gardens for pleasure, and to ameliorate temperature extremes and reduce need for HVACTrees and gardens save energy and money and give pleasure to people, living space to animals and birds. Rooftop gardens provide better insulation than any amount of fiberglass batting and can grow food as well; trees provide shade in the summer and obligingly drop their leaves in the winter so sunlight can warm homes and offices, and their transpiration also helps balance local temperatures.

8. Light rail or a rapid train connection to the airport. Freight and passenger rail depots in townMaking different forms of transportation work together will be a prime challenge in the 21st Century. There is no need for much



of what exists around airports in the United States. The shopping areas, acres of parking lots and hotel accommodations at airports can be eliminated. Further, in the future, people will be able to begin their journey near their home and end it at their destination, without checking the baggage twice. To accomplish this cities need to establish airport connections via light rail to downtown. This will allows passengers to leave their cars at home, or to get to the airport without the use of a car with the assurance they will be able to get to their destination without financing a cab ride or renting a car. Further, high-speed rail lines should be built to replace smaller airports and accommodate passengers traveling less than a few hundred miles. Amtrak should be funded and operated by commercial airlines and establish train stations at airports. (In Europe, for example, Lufthansa provides rail as well as air service.) This will allow for seamless connections and transfers between trains and planes in order to complete a journey using a single ticket without hassle.

9. Working farms adjacent to or (better yet) within city limitsThe farther food is grown from town, the more it costs and the worse it tastes. Local farming means less fuel and road use, which is good for the earth and reduces need for taxes to support road infrastructure and fuel subsidies. Shorter transport times means food can ripen longer on the branch, so it tastes better and is more nutritious. The necessity to fit farms into numerous smaller spaces in town means fewer big agribusiness operations making their money on economies of scale; instead you have a greater number of small producers, which would lead to more variety of food, more accommodation to local tastes, and more competition (thus better service and lower prices), as well as making commercial organic farming economically feasible. This would again reduce stress on the earth and help minimize dependence on petroleum. Urban farmers' markets bear all this out, providing higher quality food than the supermarkets, yet charging less for it.

Also, the presence of farms provides green space for the citizens and reminds them that all, regardless of pretensions, are tied to the earth.



10. Shops that open onto the sidewalk, not onto parking lots. All automobile parking is underground or mid-block, not between street and shopShops that open onto the sidewalk encourage pedestrian traffic, and pedestrians are better able to window shop than drivers. Walking of course is exercise too, and people who are walking are more likely to meet or make friends or other social, even commercial, contacts than drivers can. More pedestrian traffic therefore makes for a healthier and richer city. Shops set back behind vast parking lots foster the delusion that they are separate from the city and bear no responsibility to the community that supports them. They practically require driving, which increases civic infrastructure costs and increase social isolation. Sidewalk shops encourage friendly social contact and simply make life more pleasant.

Putting parking in mid-block structures or (better yet) underground accommodates those who must or prefer to drive without fragmenting the city to make room for vast parking lots.

2.5 What are the elements will you include in your better town? Please list it out as your check list. Examples infrastructures, schools, hospitals, bicycle path etc 1. Church, mosque, hindu temple 2. Schools, libraries 3. Hospitals 4. Airports 5. Parks 6. Ports 7. Road ( highway ), bicycle path 8. Sewage 9. Solid waste landfills 10. Governance infrastructure - government offices, courthouses, prisons 11. Emergency services, such as police, fire protection, and ambulances 12. Military infrastructure, including military bases 13. Agricultural, forestry and fisheries infrastructure

2.6 What are the sustainable or green approaches of your town?



1. Concentrate new development to areas with good access of public transport 2. Practice congestion tax 3. The road alongside the development has been lowered by two metres to reduce noise pollution 4. Ensure that where possible streets and roads are tree-lined or contain hedgerows appropriate to local character, habitats and species. 5. Make space for renewable energy resources, such as ground source heat pump installations for use in local combined heat and power plants.

6. Parks should be easily accessible by public transport and by cycleways and footpaths 7. Create a network of streets, open spaces and parks, with safe routes linking them to homes and schools, allowing children to both play in their own neighbourhoods and move around without traffic danger by facilitating walking and cycling for utility, recreation and health promotion.

2.7 What is the future towns?The city will become home to its first Vertical Farm, an immense urban greenhouse in the form of a geodesic dome designed by the Plantagon company.

The glass sphere frees up the land mass needed for raising crops by maximizing square footage with its spiraling levels shown above. Using hydroponic technology, greenhouse plants are grown in a nutrient rich solution which does not require soil

and is situated within the urban landscape.



2.7 etcQuestion that shoud be asked during town planning.

1. What factors would help determine the buildings needed and how many of each (e.g., population of the town, distance from next town, or physical obstacles such as rocky soil, a large river, or a lake)?2. Where will people be employed? In what industries?3.Are there some sorts of buildings we could really do without?4. Do we need more than one grocery store?5. Are there some options that we could combine (e.g., gas station and video store)?6. Will any critical factors change with time (e.g., population, income level, and/or

land availability and value)? 7. Next discuss locations for the various buildings. Consider such questions as, "Would the following locations be logical?" Explain your answers.

8. A grocery store on the outskirts of town?9. An elementary school next to a jail?10. A library near a school?11. Four grocery stores next to each other?12. A video rental store near a busy road?13. A school on the opposite side of town from residential areas?14. A shopping mall in a sparsely populated area?15. A park next to a neighborhood?

3. Investigation & Data Collection:Ancient Cities / towns

3.1 When did it start? History and allIn the 16th century, the area was dominated by high-rise buildings stretching up to 14 stories high. One such construction ended in disaster when the building collapsed and there is a


My town’s vertical farm

Uses glass panels, architecture and irrigation system


plaque in its place on the Royal Mile commemorating the victims.

3.2 What ancient city are you concentrating on?Old Town, the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh.

3.3 What makes it a significant city and what are the details?Street layout, typical of the old quarters of many northern European cities, is made especially picturesque in Edinburgh, where the castle perches on top of a rocky crag, the remnants of an extinct volcano, and the main street runs down the crest of a ridge from it. This "crag and tail" landform was created during the last ice age when receding glaciers scoured across the land pushing soft soil aside but being split by harder crags of volcanic rock. The hilltop crag was the earliest part of the city to develop, becoming fortified and eventually developing into the current Edinburgh Castle.

Residential buildings Buildings in the High Street

Due to the space restrictions imposed by the narrowness of the "tail" the Old Town became home to some of the earliest "high rise" residential buildings. As the population was for a long time reluctant to build outside the defensive wall, the need for housing grew and hence the buildings became higher and higher. Many of these buildings were destroyed in the Great Fire of Edinburgh (1824); the rebuilding of these on the original foundations led to changes in the ground level and the creation of many passages and vaults under the Old Town.

3.4 Conclusion about the citiesEdinburgh is built on an extraordinary landscape of hills and valleys, formed millions of years ago by volcanoes and ice sheets. Together these factors have created a truly distinctive skyline and stunning views which are recognised around the world. The unique character of the city comes from the contrast between the Old Town and the New Town, with each area containing many significant historic buildings. Over 75% of all the buildings within the World Heritage Site are listed for their architectural or historic importance.



3.5 What information or element that you can use to your new future cityIt’s environment of enclosed streets and dramatic changes of level with numerous framed distant views. The skilful use of land contours, the careful siting and design of individual buildings and groups of buildings, and the use of local stone, combine to create an intricate and varied spatial structure. The com- pactness and fine grained pattern also allows many forms of activity to function in close proximity.

3.6 EtcThe northern and northwestern approaches are via improvement streets: the Mound, Johnston Terrace and King Stables Road. Passing through open stretches of gardens and providing a setting for the Castle before entering the built up area of the Old Town, these also provide a clear sense of arrival.

• The historic street pattern which is a product of the topography and built form. • The topography creates a dramatic natural setting and separates the Old Town from much of its surroundings

The importance of varied building types.


Where the castle perches on top of a rocky crag

Edinburgh Castle Street of Old town today


4. Investigation & Data Collection:Present Towns / township

4.1 When did it start? History and allThe island was created entirely from volcanic eruptions approximately 2 million years ago, during the time period extending from the Tertiary to the beginning of the Quaternary period, and consists chiefly of basalt and lava. The eruptions took place in the Cenozoic era. It has a humid subtropical climate, warmer than that of the rest of Korea, with four distinct weather seasons. Winters are cool and dry while summers are hot, humid, and sometimes rainy.

4.2 What town are you concentrating on?The main town and capital - Jeju City.

4.3 What makes is a significant town and what are the details?The island has always had a distinct identity from the mainland of Korea, and even today has a special autonomous status within South Korea. The local traditional culture stands in stark contrast to the mainland (and much of Asia) as being matriarchal. Perhaps even more iconic are the "dol hareubang" or "grandfather statues" that are part of Jeju's distinct shamanistic tradition and are carved from the local basalt rock, often seen outside restaurants and anywhere else on the island.Jeju Island has mild oceanic climate throughout the year with the smallest annual temperature range in South Korea.

4.4 Conclusion about the townsTourism commands a large fraction of Jeju's economy. Jeju's temperate climate, natural scenery, and beaches make it a popular tourist destination for South Koreans as well as visitors from other parts of East Asia.

4.5 What information or element that you can use to your new town

In Jeju, they don’t practice the most typical type 'Scrape and Built' method that literally clears out almost everything at the site, builds new buildings and plants new trees with no regard for environmental conditions of the site. (Picture 2). There must be some sorts of a trace from the past at a site even on meadows that are turned to the residental area such as paths, stone fences and old trees. When these are wiped out, and buildings



are built, the beautiful landscape of Jeju disappears, and the prestigious city with the coexistence of the present and past cannot exist any longer.

The commercial areas could be build in the centre of the town so that the residents could get to those places easily. Religious areas should be present in a town and it should be make adjacent to the main square.

5. Investigation & Data Collection:

The future of towns and Better TownsName of the town; ancient, present and future city.Apex Town, USA

What was the significant information about the city?1. Walkable, mixed-use developments and pedestrian-oriented streets that encourage active lifestyle by integrating physical activity into daily routines.2. Preservation of historic places and cultural3. A variety of housing types available to a range of income4. A well-connected pedestrian and bicycle network.

What information that you will consider for your future city? (Or what did you learn from it?1. Divide the town into 4 types : Neighborhood Mixed useEmployment CenterCommunity CentresRegional Centers

2. HousingAccommodate a mix of housing type (e.g., single-family, townhomes, multifamily)

3. Green Building techniquesPromote the use of green building techniques & rainwater capture systems in new developments.Educate the public to build tree canopy



6. The New “X” City / The New NAME?

Name: Hollow DestinyReason: Because the name will attracts the tourist as hollow means middle and destiny means destination. If you add up both words, it means the tourist destination is in the middle of the town which will have a circular beach there for recreational activities.

How did you came up with the solution to create this new town5.1 What is the important characteristic and elements It is a tourism town so there are beach, waterfall, museum and shopping mall to attract the tourist. Activities like surfing or picnic can be done in the beach itself. There is a vertical farm to save the space for agricultural activities as well as increase the yield of the crops to generate the economy. Besides, there will be underground bullet train



in every part of the town so that it is convenient to travel in the town. Most of the station are to be built in the shopping mall to save the space for other purposes. The worst fear on an island is that the potential for a tsunami to happen is extremely high. So with the breakwater mechanism fix all round the island, there won’t be any tsunami from happening which will kill most of the residents. If there is transportation network means fuel will be used. By using renewable energy

such as electrical energy generated from the solar panel on the roof of every bus stop, cars

And buses could fill up electrical energy throughout the town which is a healthy green

approach. While nuclear powerplant is cheaper, however the risk of nuclear leakage is

extremely high too. So Hollow Destiny decided to use tidal and wind powerplant. The

reason there are two types of powerplant are because if one of the powerplant is not

working, the other can replace the job. 5.2 Etc… Hollow destiny offers 1. HEALTHY LIVE STYLE ( CLEAN AIR, POLLUTION-FREE) 2. LOCATION FOR TOURISM ACTIVITIES 3. SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE 4. SAFE SECURITY 5. PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AREA FOR THE HUMAN

What is the aim of your town? As an education hub? Tourism? Business? Give explanations and examples.My town is mainly for tourism. This is because there is a hill in the centre of my town which has a waterfall. This will attract the tourist because it is unique especially when it is on an island. Besides, there will be commercial areas surrounding the hill which sell souvenirs, foods and drinks that will allow the tourist to enjoy themselves without travelling far. Besides, it will be safe as the jail will be build underground. An island means it is surrounded by the sea. The beach



with turquoise water could be another tourist destination for tourist from all over the world. My island which has citizen with different religion caused the growth of plenty of different religious structure.

What is the transportation and transportation links? Why do you choose it?Solar-powered bullet trainThe monorail system will also provide space for other uses such as a pedestrian walkway alongside the tracks and a solar system that runs along the rail’s southern side.Each station will have roof that have solar panel so that sunlight could be converted into electrical energy as the fuel for the bullet train to work.

It also benefits the environment because it runs by using renewable energy (solar).



Bullet train which travels much faster than car will save the time of citizen when travelling around the town and also can work more efficiently such as could send 100 passengers in an hour compared to monorail which could only send 50 passengers. The path of the bullet train also suits the radial grid of the town because the path is in the shape of a circle which means there is no first or last station as every station is the same.For example: If you are a passenger that wants to travel to the first station (KL Sentral) from the middle station (bukit bintang) but have to sit in the train and wait for it to travel to the last station (titiwangsa) before heading to the first station will waste a lot of time.But a circle route will not have this problem.

Any other extra added quality about your city?Social? Jobs? Food?FoodAs we will be bulding a transparent glass which is semi-circle just like the atmosphere, we will be able to control the weather and temperature of the whole town. (transformed into a green house) This will increase the yield of the crops and solved the issue of lack of food. Besides, it will also reduce the damage of ultraviolet ray produced from the sun which could damage our eyes and cause skin cancer.

JobsWith the high progress of tourism activity, there won’t be any jobless citizen as they could work as the tourists guide, bullet train driver, pilots to fetch tourist to the island and sailor.

SocialThe 'Squares' housing concept aims to improve the external environment of a housing neighbourhood and at the same time increase green area by reducing the area of surface roads whilst reducing traffic to ensure a safe residential area for children, cyclists and pedestrians. There will also be coffee shops in the bullet train terminal so that citizens could interact with each other while waiting for their train to arrive.

Which one are you doing? And why? How will this benefit the residents?A town on a small island because it is windy and the wind could be use to generate into electrical energy such as the windmill which will reduce the harm to the environment. The residents could also get their food from the sea besides agricultural activities such as catching



all the sea creatures and turned them into seafood. Studies had also shown that sea air is healthy to be inhaled. The calming sound of the sea is difficult to emulate, but studies have shown that looking at greenery de-stresses you too. Living by the water encourages outdoor exercise – a walk along the beach is a more attractive prospect than a walk down the high street. The beaches also provides natural, recreational spots for citizens to relax themselves from stress.

Which grid are you doing? And WHY? How will it be effective or appealing?Radial grid Because the most important of the city elements could be placed in the center and easier for the residents to travel to the place compared to irregular shapes. The waterfall which is the main tourist attraction will then be placed in the center. The power station could be near the center so that it could be distributed evenly to the whole town which could cut the cost of the extra power grid.

5.3 Conclusion about the new X town In Hollow Destiny, there is always a way to have tourism activities going on without disturbing the nature…

6. Conclusion

In my opinion, creating a town is not as easy as it seems. We have to think of many possibilities and reasons why an element or building should be created and most importantly, what impact does it cause to the nature. Besides, deciding where to build a certain type of building is crucial too, as it will decide in the future, whether that certain building’s function could be used to the max or it will be useless to the community. I think a park is a good place for the residents to communicate and it will be better if there are religion buildings beside it as it will not disturb the residents if the houses are built too near and moreover residents could rest or have activities in the park before going for their prayers.

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